Erik R. Lindbergh

Test Pilot and Spokesperson, Rocket Racing League®

Erik Lindbergh is the grandson of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and serves as vice chairman of the Lindbergh Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering his grandparents' vision of balancing technological advances with environmental preservation. Mr. Lindbergh also serves as Vice President and Trustee of the X PRIZE Foundation, works in public relations for Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing, and is a founding board member of the Aviation High School in Seattle.

Armed with a degree in Aeronautical Science and an inherited sense of adventure, in 2002 Erik retraced his grandfather's solo flight from New York to Paris in a small single engine aircraft. This epic personal journey documented by the History Channel, raised over one million dollars for three charities, garnered half a billion media impressions for the XPRIZE Foundation and prompted a call from President Bush for inspiring the country after the tragedy of September 11th.

His unique sculpture and furniture designs are documented on www.LindberghGallery.com and have been featured in People Magazine, the History Channel, NASA, and a national advertising campaign for Amgen. Seven of his rocket ships were the first bronze sculptures ever to fly into space!

A wonderful storyteller, Erik is a professional speaker with clients such as: The Mayo Clinic, Intel, Young Presidents Organization, Ace Hardware, The Arthritis Foundation, Microsoft, National Air and Space Museum, and The Explorers Club.

An advocate of efficiency, Mr. Lindbergh built and lives in a straw bale house in the Pacific Northwest.